A US special forces soldier has been arrested for allegedly placing a bet on the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, despite being part of the operation.
American soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, is accused of placing a $32,000 bet on Polymarket – one of the best-known prediction markets – that Maduro would be ‘out’ by January, later pocketing $400,000 after the president’s capture.
But an indictment unsealed on Thursday alleges that he was involved in both the planning and execution of Operation Absolute Resolve, and used his access to classified information to personally profit.
Van Dyke, an active-duty service member stationed
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